She got me hooked and started in the right direction. Now I have drawers and tubs and binders and bookshelves FULL of preschool things, as I now have four kids, two of which are still at home doing preschool with me!
So what do I do with all this stuff?
- BINDERS
I have since expanded from the one 2” binder I started with into six 2" binders, and can see myself adding more!
SET UP:
- Dividers for each binder, labeled with a letter of the alphabet
- After each divider, add sheet protectors for each specific theme for that letter.
*In the sheet protectors I put: - laminated or reusable papers
- Extra copies of printed papers
- Magazine articles or pictures
- Extra materials for activities
- Stickers
- essentially anything flat that will fit!
- Label the outside of each binder with the letters/holidays it includes!
- DRAWERS
I upgraded from the one photo box my sister gave me in the beginning to a few sets of plastic drawers (the kind you find on sale during back-to-school). I use these to store small but still bulkier items that wont fit in a binder.
SET UP:
- Dividers for each drawer. Nothing fancy here, I use pieces of cardboard with the letters written on them.
- After each divider, put items like small toys, craft items, or dollar store finds that you use for each theme of that letter.
I have a separate set of drawers just for Holiday and party themes as well.
- PLASTIC TUBS/BINS
Lots of sizes of plastic tubs!
- Small Tubs:
- I use their smaller tubs, about 6 quart, to store crayons, glue, markers, scissors, dot stampers, etc. We pull these out almost daily and it’s easy for set up and clean up.
- I also use these small bins for sensory play. Fill it 1/4 way with rice, beans, wheat, oatmeal, or sand. Then add themed items, spoons, cars, etc to play with in the bins.
- Large Tubs:
- I use larger tubs for the general play items that we use for a variety of days or for play time.
*Examples of items: - Stamps: ABC and animals
- Tanagrams
- Beads of all kinds and sizes: perler, pony, jumbo beads, etc
- Clay, Playdoh, Kinetic Sand
- Magformers
- etc!!
- I also use Large tubs for really big ABC themed items that don't fit in the drawers (kites, big airplanes, fly swatters, clipboards, etc.)
- BOOKSHELF
I feel like this one is pretty self explanatory.
- You need a bookshelf for your binders and for all the fun preschool books you have or borrow from the library!
- It also helps to put the smaller tubs in one spot on a shelf so the kids can help set up and clean up preschool too!
- Store other items you use to aid with preschool:
**I have a video of my set up on Instagram (under my story highlights, titled "Get Organized")
What do you do for your preschool storage and organization at home?
-Kiley
Then read, read, read them! By the time A week comes, we’re ready to learn with some of our new favorite books. 
